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Step by step guide to luminous skin all year round

You need:

  • Hair tie, clip or band
  • Exfoliant
  • Moisturiser
  • Bronzing Cream
  • Concealer
  • Base or primer
  • Bronze Shimmer
  • Cream Blush in a pinky rose shade
  • Bronzing Powder
  • Translucent powder

How to:

  1. Tie hair back so that you can get all the way to your hairline for the most natural finish
  2. Exfoliate your skin to get rid of dry patches and dead skin, then follow with a light Moisturiser over your face and neck
  3. On the back of your hand mix your everyday base with bronzing cream until you get the desired depth of colour.
  4. Using your fingers, start in the centre of the face and work the base/bronzer mixture outwards and upwards into hairline then down the neck and to your ears.
  5. Use concealer on areas that need perfecting – blend your concealer with the bronzing cream if necessary so you don’t look panda eyed.
  6. Apply a tiny amount of your everyday base to the centre of your forehead, cheekbones and down the central panel of nose then blend upwards and outwards. Doing this creates subtle shades of light and dark so your face doesn’t look one colour.
  7. Next, smudge a shimmery bronzing cream over your cheekbones, eyes and lips and follow with a rosey cream blush on the apples of your cheeks. My favourite tip is to smudge a tiny bit of the same cream blush onto the lips for a gorgeous finish.
  8. Finally, dust a little bronzing powder around your hairline, jaw line, down your neck and on the central panel of your face. To minimize the shine factor and set your makeup, finish with a light dusting of translucent powder

Speedy Summer skin

When you’re on holiday or in a rush less is more!
Apply light Moisturiser
Use a large fluffy brush to dust bronzing powder over your face and neck
Cover any imperfections with a little concealer
Finish with a gorgeous shimmery lip gloss

Published on Friday 01 June 2007